Plow-carriage



Patented Nov. I, |898. S. H. SHIPMAN.

PLOW CARRIAGE.

(Application led 0ct. 2B, 1897.)

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[Application led Oct. 28, 1897.)

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s'EcIEIcAT'ioN forming fait of Letters Patent 613,326, dated November 1, 189e;

Application filed October 28, 1897. Serial No; 6565651. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it knownV that I, SAMUEL H. SHIPMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waxahachie, in the county of Ellis and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Plow- Carriage,- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to plows for breaking and bedding the land, and has for its object to provide a carriage to be used in connection with any style of turning-plow and which will admitof the driver riding and having the plow under control, so as to be raised or lowered at will, the carriage having an outer wheel to be placed in position when bedding land by opening ridges or to be removed when opening the soil, according to the nature of the work and condition of thel ground to be acted upon.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of theV invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the following description.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing from the principle or 'sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a plow-carriage constructed in accordance with this invention, showing a plow in position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear view. Fig. 4 is a section on the line X X of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a plan section on the line Y Y of Fig. 4, parts being broken away. Fig. 6 is a detail view showing the outer or third wheel removed. Fig. 7 is a detail view in perspective of the means for raising and lowering the clamp receiving the plow-beam. Fig. 8 is a top plan view, partly in section, of the elements illustrated'in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detail view on the line Z'Z of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters:

The frame of the carriage comprises an axle 1, a front beam 2, parallel with the axle, and short longitudinal beams 3, connecting the axle with the transverse beam 2.

A standard 4 rises from the left-hand end of the` axle and has a recess in its outer face formed with undercut walls, which receive and hold in place a standard 5, slidingly mounted therein. An approximately U-shaped frame 6 is secured to the outer side of the standard 5 and at its lower end and supports `a groundwheel 7 in its pendent members, the latter being provided at their lower ends with bearings in which are journaled the spindles of the axle 8, receiving the ground-wheel 7. A notched or toothed segment 9 is provided at the upper end of the standard 5 and cooperates with a latch 10, applied to a lever 11, having connection with the standard 4 by means of a link 12, whereby the standard 5 and the ground-wheel 7 are adapted to be raised and lowered relatively to the left-hand end of the axle 1 to move the latter up or down, as required.

A pair of hangers 13 are pendent from the right-hand end of the axle 1 and with the latter form a frame approximating in outline the U -shaped frame 6, and these hangers are provided at their lower ends with bearings which receive an axle carrying a groundwheel14. For breaking cotton-land an axle 15 is provided at its ends with spindles, the inner spindle being supported by the hangers 13 and receiving the ground-wheel 14 and the outer spindle receiving a ground-wheel 16. A bracket 17 is interposed between the outer end of the axle 15 and a projecting end of the axle 1 and is bolted to each and serves to brace and strengthen the axle 15. The ground-wheel 16 and axle 15 are employed only when cotton or rigid land is to be bedded, the two wheels 14 and 16 straddling the ridge and running upon opposite sides thereof, so as to steady the plow by means of which the ridge is opened. For ordinary plowing the axle 15, ground-Wheel 16, and.I bracket 17 are omitted and the ground-wheel 14 is mounted upon an axle 18, which is mounted in the bearings of the hangers 13. This construction is clearly indicated in Fig. 6.

A standard 19 is provided at the right-hand ,end of the axle 1 and is formed with a vertical slot 20, in which operates a bolt 21,which connects a clamp 22 with the vertical end 23 of a link provided with an overhanging end IOO 24, to which is pivotally attached a link 25, having connection at its lower end with alever26, which is fulcru med to a notched standard 27 and has the usual hand-latch 28 to cooperate with the notched standard 27 to hold the clamp 22 in an adjusted position. The link comprising the parts 23 and 24 is of an inverted-L shape, and its vertical member 23 receives the bolt 21 at a point between its ends, and this link is directed in its vertical movements by a rib 29, extending inwardly from the forward edge of the standard 19. The inner member of the clamp 22 has a recess in its inner face to receive the standard 19, and the side walls of the recess are undercut to receive the beveled edges of the standard 19, as most clearly indicated in Fig. 8, whereby the clamp is held to the standard and is directed in its vertical movements. A bolt 30 connects the upper end of the outer member of the clamp with the inner member and serves to strengthen and brace the said outer member 31 against the action of the binding-screw 32, which is threaded therein and is adapted to bear against the plow-beam 33 and hold the latter in place. A cross-bar 34 is secured to the upper forward end of the standard 19 and is provided with a series of openings 35, with which the rear end of the pole or tongue 36 makes adjustable connection.

A standard 37 is secured to the right-hand end of the transverse beam 2 and is provided with a vertical slot 3S and is stayed at its upper end by a brace 39, extending inwardly and downwardly and secured at its lower end to the beam 2 about opposite the inner beam 3. The upper horizontal portion of the brace 39 is formed with a series of openings 40, by means of which the pole or tongue 36 is adapted to be adjusted laterally, as will be readily understood. A clamp 4l, similar in construction to the clamp 22, has adjustable connection with the standard 37 by means of a binding-screw 42, operating in the slot 38 and entering the inner member of the said clamp. The front end of the plow-beam is held fast in the clamp 41 by the binding-screw 32, and when the plow-beam is adjusted vertically the binding-screw 42 is loosened, thereby admitting of the clamps 41 and 22 moving in unison. The proper pitch may be imparted to the shovel or plow-point by moving the clamp 41 up or down independent-ly of the clamp 22, as will be readily understood. The drivers seat 43 is applied to the upper end of a standard which is secured at its lower end to the axle 1.

The carriage is designed to provide a riding attachment for any ordinary breaking-plow, the latter being secured to the clamps 22 and 41 by the binding-screw 32. By a proper manipulation of the lever 2G the plow can be caused to operate deep or shallow and be thrown into and out of action. IVhen ridges are to be plowed, the outer or third groundwheel 16 is placed in position, so that the ground-wheels 14 and 1G may travel upon opposite sides of the ridge and steady the plow and lighten the draft. For general plowing the third or outer wheel 16 is omitted, and in this arrangement the plow operates beyond the right-hand end of the carriage, as indicated in Fig. 6.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a plow-carriage, the combination of an axle, independent frames at the ends of the axle, separate axles journaled in the said frames and bearing ground-wheels, one of the axles being extended beyond its supportingframe, a third or outer ground-wheel detachably fitted upon the projecting end of the axle, and a brace between the extended axle and main axle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a plow-carriage, the combination of independent frames at the ends of the axle, each frame bearing a ground-wheel, an axle having spindles at its ends and having one of its spindles fitted to the pendent members of one of the said frames and receiving the ground-wheel applied thereto, a bracket interposed between the main and supplemental axles, and an outer or third ground-wheel mounted upon the other spindle of the supplemental axle, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a plow-carriage, the combination of a standard at one side of the frame, a clamp slidably mounted upon the standard and directed in its movements thereby, corresponding links pivoted together at their upper ends, a bolt operating in a vertical slot of the standard and connecting the outer link with the clamp, and an operating-lever having connection with the inner link, substantially as described for the purpose specified.

4. In a plow-carriage, the combination of a standard at a side of the frame, a clamp held to the standard and slidable vertically there; on, a link of inverted-L form having its vertical member secured to the clamp by a bolt operating in a slot of the aforesaid standard,- a second link having pivotal connection at its upper end with the overhanging portion of the L-link, and an operating-lever having pivotal connection with the lower end of the inner link and provided with a latch to coperate with a notched segment, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a plowcarriage, the combination of a standard at one side of the frame and provided with a vertical slot and an inwardlyextending rib, a clamp slidably mounted upon the standard, a link directed in its vertical movements by the aforesaid rib and having connection with the clamp by a bolt operating in the slot of the standard, and an operating-lever having connection by means of a link with the aforesaid link, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a plow-carriage, the combination of front and rear standards, clamps slidably IOO mounted upon the standards and adapted to having adjustable connection with the afore have independent adjustment, and an opersaid cross-bar and with the upper horizontal ating-lever having connection With the rear portion of the braoe,substantially asset forth. Clamp for adjusting it vertically, suhstan- In testimony that I elailn the foregoing as 15 5 tially as and for the purpose set forth. my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 7. In a plow-carriage, the combination of the presence of tWo Witnesses.

front and rear standards, Clamps adjustable Y j vertically upon the standards, a cross-bar SAMUEL H SHIPMAN applied to the upper end of the rear standard, Witnesses:

1o a brace connecting the upper end of the front J. BEALL,

standard with the frame, and a pole or tongue J. W. L. SAWYER. 

